in (good) trim

  • 21In ballast trim — Trim Trim, n. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. [1913 Webster] Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. The trim of an encounter. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22trim — verb (trims, trimming, trimmed) 1》 make (something) neat by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.     ↘cut off (irregular or unwanted parts).     ↘reduce the size, amount, or number of. 2》 decorate (something), especially along its edges. 3》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23trim — v., n., & adj. v. (trimmed, trimming) 1 tr. a set in good order. b make neat or of the required size or form, esp. by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away) remove by cutting off (such parts). 3 tr. a (often foll. by …

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  • 24trim — 1. verb a) to reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; e.g. trim a hedge, trim a beard. Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges. b) to decorate or …

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  • 25trim — {{11}}trim (n.) state of being prepared, 1580s, nautical jargon, from TRIM (Cf. trim) (v.). The meaning visible woodwork of a house is recorded from 1884; sense of ornamental additions to an automobile is from 1922. Slang meaning a woman regarded …

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  • 26trim — 1. verb 1) his hair had been washed and trimmed Syn: cut, crop, bob, shorten, clip, snip, shear, barber; neaten, shape, tidy up 2) trim off the lower leaves using a sharp knife Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 27Trim — It is considered that Trim is a metonymic form of the medieval job descriptive Trymmare , now found in the surname Trimmer . It would seem that the derivation is from the Olde English pre 8th century trymman which translates as to strengthen , a… …

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  • 28trim — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Ciceronian, abbreviate, ability, abridge, abstain, abstract, adjoin, adjunct, adjustment, adorn, adornment, affix, all ataunto, anal, anchor, annex, apoise, apparel, arrange, arrangement, array, ataunt, athletic …

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  • 29trim — v 1. clip, snip, nip, prune, pare; cut, bob, crop, shingle; shear, shave, fleece, pollard, poll, scalp, cut down to the quick; neaten, even up; shape, form, fashion, sculpt, sculp, sculpture. 2.Often trim off dock, bobtail, lop, chop, hack, cut… …

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  • 30Trim and Fit — The Trim and Fit (TAF) Programme was a weight loss program that specifically targeted child obesity in Singapore schools that lasted between 1992 and 2007. Introduced by the Ministry of Education, schoolchildren under the program were educated on …

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